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Make Your Vision a Reality
by Investing in the FutureWalking together with companies that have innovative visions, we provide capital and strategic support to turn their dreams into reality. The benefits of receiving investment from D-POPS GROUP extend beyond mere financial support, paving the way for long-term growth and success.

  • Professionals who
    facilitate group synergy
    BENEFIT
    1

    Our group has a team of professionals who have experienced top management positions in various fields at leading Japanese and global companies with annual revenues ranging from hundreds of billions to several trillion yen. They provide incomparable, hands-on growth support to our group companies.
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  • Top-class advisory board
    BENEFIT
    2

    Our group has approximately 20 advisors, including Mr. Sachio Semmoto, co-founder of KDDI (one of Japan’s leading Corporations) and Mr. Ichiro Fujisaki, who served as one of Japan’s top diplomats (including ambassador to the United States). In addition to business acumen, these advisors provide extensive learning opportunities and serve as a support system for the entire group.
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  • Support for growth management
    and strategic planning
    BENEFIT
    3

    They say the two most important factors in growing a company are first, the manager’s own growth, and second, the development of management strategies. D-POPS GROUP’s fundamental belief is that when a leader’s management capabilities improve and the company’s business strategy becomes clear, dramatic and significant growth is almost certain.

  • Comprehensive provision of
    talented personnel
    BENEFIT
    4

    In company growth, human resource capability directly correlates to organizational strength. However, in the practical business world, companies often can only recruit talent that matches their current capabilities, a reality which can go so far as to hinder their growth. Timely recruitment of personnel aligned with future vision and management strategy is one of the top priorities in business management.

  • Support in forming management
    and compliance systems
    BENEFIT
    5

    D-POPS GROUP, as a holding company, has numerous professional personnel including former CFOs of listed companies, certified public accountants from auditing firms, and specialists in labor affairs and general affairs. At whatever stage your company is currently, we can help you build the necessary systems.

  • Funding
    BENEFIT
    6

    To achieve dramatic company growth, there are always turning points that require bold decisions. By providing funding at such crucial times, we aim to enable executives to make the most of every opportunity and focus their time on advancing management strategies.

  • Sharing of management resources
    among group companies
    BENEFIT
    7

    We can share growth-driving management resources such as various information, expertise and networks within the group, as well as technology, skilled engineers, support for competitive product development, and best practices for cutting-edge startups and venture companies.

  • Utilization of growth platforms
    BENEFIT
    8

    You can capitalize on our various platforms and use them as growth engines for your company, including prime real estate for storefronts in the Kanto area, corporate sales networks, connections across all of Japan, usage of our office space in the Shibuya Hikarie Building (a strong branding point), collaboration with group companies, and our ability to attract and direct customers to group companies.

The Strong Points of D-POPS GROUP

  • ADVANTAGE
    1
    Building a robust foundation
    through recurring revenue

    Our reinforcement of recurring revenue streams creates a solid foundation, enabling us to seize strategic opportunities the moment they arise. This sustainable revenue model is a primary source of our company’s growth.

  • ADVANTAGE
    2
    O2O & OMO strategies

    We’ve created a powerful business model that integrates our core real-world assets (prime retail locations and sales expertise) with digital capabilities, embodying the essence of both O2O (Online to Offline) and OMO (Online Merge Offline) strategies.

  • ADVANTAGE
    3
    A community of entrepreneurs

    Our collective of entrepreneurs drives mutual growth by inspiring and stimulating each other with bold visions. Through multiple companies and revenue streams, we’ve established a solid group structure built on diversified business foundations.

  • ADVANTAGE
    4
    People-centered management philosophy

    In our management approach, we value human development above all else. Based on our belief that companies are public institutions that serve society, we prioritize a philosophy of management rooted in personnel training. This means our company makes great strides and contributes to society by steadily increasing the number of members who can grow and learn together through sincerity, humility, and gratitude.

Our Growth Pillars

Creating synergistic group management focused on IT and telecommunications,
and serving as the fertile ground where startups can grow
Our group’s vision is to create a “Venture Ecosystem” that is indispensable to society. More specifically, our growth pillars within the massive markets of telecommunications and IT are to accumulate various assets—including information, expertise, networks, human resources, and prime retail locations—as 5G, IoT, and AI continue to evolve. We will leverage these assets as a platform while further strengthening our technological capabilities (such as digital transformation, SaaS, etc.) to achieve various synergies and pursue simultaneous group development. Our business expansion is as steady as an “Up escalator”, and we intend to fully utilize Shibuya Hikarie to strengthen our brand and credibility, enhance our recruitment capabilities, and implement various strategic initiatives as we aim for our next big breakthrough.

  • PILLAR
    1
    “Entrepreneurs’ Conglomerate Premium - Focus on ICT”

    We promote synergistic group management focused on ICT (Information and Communication Technology), particularly in telecommunications and IT. With 35 businesses operating inside our group, we’ve established a risk portfolio that extends beyond insourcing to create an environment for sustained growth regardless of economic conditions.

  • PILLAR
    2
    Incubation platform for “startup ventures”

    We run alongside entrepreneurial leaders on their growth journeys by conducting management training camps and mentorship programs, and through sharing experiences and providing guidance. D-POPS GROUP itself creates the stage and environment that serves as "fertile soil" for startup growth.

  • PILLAR
    3
    Implementation of five core strategies

    We simultaneously pursue five fundamental strategies: organic growth of existing businesses, establishment of new businesses/companies, M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions), CVC (Corporate Venture Capital) investments, and strategic capital partnerships. This comprehensive approach has helped us accumulate overwhelming management resources and expertise unique to our group. By sharing these with our supported companies over time, we achieve significant, hands-on growth, which in turn drives our group’s expansion.

  • PILLAR
    4
    The “Venture Ecosystem” itself as our growth engine

    As our ecosystem evolves and develops, it attracts more specialized partners with diverse management resources. This collective strength establishes an even higher competitive advantage. We aim to be a one-of-a-kind startup group where the ecosystem itself serves as our business model.

Investment Policies

Our mission is to create Japan’s leading “Venture Ecosystem”.
We emphasize supporting independence and focus on nurturing a group of autonomous entrepreneurs. Our program provides a conglomerate premium business environment designed for entrepreneurs seeking growth. Through mutual inspiration and enhancement, we aim to achieve sustainable success.
Do you want to grow your company and pioneer the future together as partners?
M&A
Target industries:
We consider a wide range of industries including communications, IT, HR, e-commerce, media, web marketing, SaaS, data analytics, and AI, with the highest priority given to those which best synergize with our group.
Ineligible industries:
At this time, we are unable to consider businesses which are completely unrelated to any of the above areas.
Acquisition scale:
/ Under 100 million yen / 100 to 300 million yen / 300 million to 1 billion yen / 1 to 3 billion yen / 3 to 10 billion yen / Over 10 billion yen
Timeline to contract completion:
Approx. 3-6 months, minimum
Target regions:
Primarily Kanto region, but Japan-wide and overseas companies will also be considered
Lock-up period:
As our primary focus is supporting entrepreneurs, we expect members to continue within their management positions after joining. (However, if retirement is desired immediately or within a few years, a lock-up period can be discussed and determined together.)
Shareholding ratio
for M&A investment:
As our group prioritizes creating a Venture Ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs, we actively pursue investments even in cases where leaders wish to retain over 51% shareholding.
CVC (Corporate Venture Capital)
Investment stages:
We provide broad support from seed and early founding stages through the later stages several years before an IPO.
Investment regions:
Primarily within Japan, but overseas investments will also be considered.
(we have experience dealing in the US, Israel, India, etc.)
Target industries:
Rather than limiting investments to specific industries, we broadly support ambitious entrepreneurs, especially those with high ambitions to contribute to society.
Investment amounts:
From several million yen up to approximately 500 million yen.

Investment Process

CONTACT
First, reach out to us through the contact form linked below.
DUE DILIGENCE
We will guide you regarding the materials we need you to prepare (including recent trial balance sheets, shareholder registry, business overview documents, medium-term business plans, etc.). Simultaneously, we would like to hold meetings to discuss your future business growth strategy and direction. The final investment decision will be made at our group company board meeting, which includes external board members and outside directors.
INVESTMENT EXECUTION
For projects that pass board approval, we will promptly proceed with contract signing and execute the investment. Our support operations team will be introduced to discuss how we can best partner with you going forward, and we will proceed with providing support tailored to your needs.
CONTACT